Ray says he'll pitch a tent in "a park, or under a bridge" when he is evicted from the Hobart Showgrounds for the looming agricultural show, along with others who are suffering amid Hobart's housing crisis.

This week about 1.5 billion people around the world are getting ready to welcome the Year of the Dog so here's a look at how Lunar New Year began and some of the ways people from Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese backgrounds will be celebrating in Australia.